The most common mistake we parents make is that we do not treat our kids from their age-it is either they are too young or we measure them at our own level.Once my daughter was on the phone long enough while my husband needed the phone line free,his common complaint was that the conversation was senseless.I asked him what he would suggest a teenager talk about-current affairs?My husband immediately apologized.I think it is a good idea to do so.Feeling sorry and apologizing for something we did wrong do not make us small.We only gain their respect and they in return learn to apologize when it is required.

我们大人对待孩子最常见的错误,就是我们不以他们的年龄来对待他们---不是他们太年轻就是我们以我们的标准来衡量他们.一次,我女儿打了很长时间的电话,而我丈夫却正等着用,他抱怨女儿长时间的谈话毫无意义.我问他是否应该建议一个青年人去谈论时事,我丈夫马上道歉.我认为这样做很好.感到抱歉,然后为我们做的错事道歉,并不会使我们变得渺小.我们只会得到尊敬,相应的,孩子们也会在必要的时候学会道歉.